Necktie



Au 3 1394 B. GREENBERG NECK'I'IE Filed July 3, 1947 Patented Aug. 31, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE NECKTIE Bernard Greenberg, New York, N. Y.

Application July 3, 1947, Serial No. 758,750

This invention relates to neckties of the socalled bow or wing type, and one of the objects of the invention is to provide a necktie of this character in which the formation of the bow can be produced in a neat and attractive manner. with both ends of the bow of the same appearance, shape. and arrangement.

Most wearers of bow ties are aware of the difficulty in tying and adjusting this type of necktie, with the result that many users resort to the use of so-cal ed made-up t es rather than to attempt to form the bow and the knot required to hold it in place, since the proper and accurate formation of the tie requires a certain facility and aptitude. On the other hand, the so-called made-up tie presents a somewhat stiff and precise appearance which often renders it undesirable to some wearers, with the result that the bow tie has not attained the popularity of other types of neckties.

The present invention therefore contemplates the provision of a new type of bow tie wherein the tabs or wing ends of the tie are so shaped and arranged that in tying the tie these ends will assume their proper overlying relationship; the bow produced will have similarly shaped ends and the how will be of a predetermined size and shape and will, when re eatedly tied, alway assume the same shape and appearance.

These and other objects are attained by the invention, a more particular description of which will hereinafter appear and be set forth in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein an illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown, Fig. 1 is a face view of the necktie in its open or untied position; Fig. 2 is a sectional view, taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 3 is an edge view of one of the wing members or ends of the tie; Fig. 4 is a face view of one of the ends of the tie; Fig. 5 is a view looking at the right end of the construction shown in Fig. 4:; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the ends or wing members of the tie, and Fig. '7 is a front view of the necktie as it appears when worn.

With reference to the drawing, l indicates the neckband of the tie, the same being of conventional construction, and in the form shown, it is composed of two sections or parts indicated respectively at z and 3, these Darts being adapted to be detachably connected in such a manner as indicated at 4, to adjust the eifective length of the neckband to various neck sizes. This ad- 2 Claims. (01. 2-151) justable arrangement is known in this art and forms no part of the present invention.

At each of the free ends of the neckband sections i and 2 i provided an enlarged tying portion, herein described as a wing member, the wing member at the end of the neckband section 3 being indicated at I, while that at the end of the neckband section 2 is indicated at 6. These wing members are of similar shape and construction, and therefore a description of one will suffice for both.

It will be noted that each of the neckband sections 2 and 3 is composed of the layers or facings 8 and I5 stitched together at their edges, the facing 8 being widened at the end of the neckband section, into wing shap as indicated at 9. The second facing of the wing member is shown at I8 and the same is stitched at its edge to the edge of the formed wing section 9 which constitutes a continuation of the facing 8 of the neckband section. It will be observed however, that the section II! of the batwing is provided with a free end tab l2, and that this tab part E2 of the section II] is stitched to a folded-over flared end H forming a continuation of the facing I 5 of the neckband. The facing I5 is folded over transversely on the line It and when the folded-over end H is attached to the tab part l2 this provides a free tab l3 at the end of the wing member which is connected to the neckband. The arrangement is such that at each end of the neckband is provided a wing member which, when the necktie is in its open or untied position, as shown in Fig. 1, is a substantially offset continuation of the end of the neckband. This will be clear from Fig. 6, wherein it will be noted that the end of the neckband is thus attached to the Wing member at a point between the ends of the wing or near one end of the same, with a short pointed tab I3 projectin from the point of joinder of the neckband to the wing member. The described construction is such that both ends of each wing member are alike; that is to say, both ends are provided with the pointed terminals, as distinguished from conventional bow ties, wherein one end of each wing is usually straight while the other is pointed or winged.

The necktie is tied in the conventional manner of bow ties and the appearance of the knotted tie is shown in Fig. 3, wherein the neat and orderly aspect of the same will be observed, as well as the fact that the tie is symmetrical at both ends of the wings.

While I have herein shown the ends of the wings of the necktie as bein tapered or pointed, it will be apparent that these ends may be made in various other attractive shapes and the construction of the necktie is capable of being varied in numerous ways as will be apparent to those skilled in this art.

What I claim is:

1. A necktie of the bow type having a pair of butterfly wing members connected by a neckband, each wing member being composed of a pair of attached facings, one of said facings extending for the entire length of the wing member and at the end thereof decreasing in width to constitute a facing for the neckband, the second facing of the wing member being attached to the.

first facing thereof for nearly the entire length.

of said first facing, but having an unattached flap portion of a length to constitute a tip part. only of the wing member, the neckband having a second facing having an end portion attached at the back of said flap portion.

2. In a necktie of the bow type, a neckband providedat each of its ends with a widened portion or a batwing shape, said batwing shape portion being composed of two plies of fabric, one of said plies being an integral extension of the neckband, the second ply being secured to the first ply for the greater portion of the length of the batwing, and providing a free tab portion at one of its ends only, said tab portion being considerably less than one half of the length of the entire batwing, said tab having a rear ply composed of a folded-over end. portion of a part of the neckband.

BERNARD GREENBERG.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

' UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,163,308 Bachrach Dec. 7, 1915 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 221,683 Great Britain i Sept. 18, 19 24 263,687 Great Britain Jan. 6,192 

